Additive Manufacturing of Ceramic Structures by Laser Engineered Net Shaping

作     者：NIU Fangyong WU Dongjiang MA Guangyi ZHANG Bi 

作者机构：Key Laboratory for Precision and Non-traditional Machining Technology of Ministry of EducationDalian University of Technology Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Connecticut 

出 版 物：《Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering》 (中国机械工程学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2015年第28卷第6期

页      面：1117-1122页

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学科分类：080706[工学-化工过程机械] 08[工学] 0807[工学-动力工程及工程热物理] 

基　　金：Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51175061,51402037) Science Fund for Creative Research Groups(Grant No.51321004) National Basic Research Program of China(973 Program,Grant No.2015CB057305) China Postdoctoral Science Foundation Funded Project(Grant No.2014M551072) 

主　　题：lasers net shaping alumina ceramics additive manufacturing 

摘      要：Ceramic is an important material with outstanding physical properties whereas impurities and porosities generated by traditional manufacturing methods limits its further industrial applications. In order to solve this problem, direct fabrication of Al2O3 ceramic structures is conducted by laser engineered net shaping system and pure ceramic powders. Grain refinement strengthening method by doping Zr O2 and dispersion strengthening method by doping Si C are proposed to suppress cracks in fabricating Al2O3 structure. Phase compositions, microstructures as well as mechanical properties of fabricated specimens are then analyzed. The results show that the proposed two methods are effective in suppressing cracks and structures of single-bead wall, arc and cylinder ring are successfully deposited. Stable phase of α-Al2O3 and t-Zr O2 are obtained in the fabricated specimens. Micro-hardness higher than 1700 HV are also achieved for both Al2O3 and Al2O3/Zr O2, which are resulted from fine directional crystals generated by the melting-solidification process. Results presented indicate that additive manufacturing is a very attractive technique for the production of high-performance ceramic structures in a single step.